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Best time to visit Diyarbakır
Turkey · Middle East
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Diyarbakır
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- JanJDiyarbakır in January: ok
- FebFDiyarbakır in February: ok
- MarMDiyarbakır in March: ok
- AprADiyarbakır in April: sweet spot
- MayMDiyarbakır in May: sweet spot
- JunJDiyarbakır in June: avoid
- JulJDiyarbakır in July: avoid
- AugADiyarbakır in August: avoid
- SepSDiyarbakır in September: avoid
- OctODiyarbakır in October: good, busy
- NovNDiyarbakır in November: good
- DecDDiyarbakır in December: ok
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Things to do in Diyarbakır
- Diyarbakır Fortress Fortress in the city of Diyarbakır, Turkey
- Great Mosque The oldest mosque in Anatolia, built in 1091 by Malikh Shah, Emir of the Seljuk Turks.
- Virgin Mary Church A Syrian Orthodox church founded in the 3rd century.
- Surp Giragos Armenian church The largest Armenian church in the Middle East, founded in 1515, and built in its present form in 1883.
- Diyarbakır Archaeological Museum Small museum depicting the history and prehistory of the city and surrounds.
Tours and tickets in Diyarbakır
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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Diyarbakır), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.
Month by month
No fare history for this route yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only — the price column will fill in as the scanner collects.
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8° | 9d | 76% | 6.1h | ok | 8C max, 9 rainy days |
| Feb | 11° | 8d | 72% | 7.9h | ok | 11C max, 8 rainy days |
| Mar | 15° | 12d | 69% | 8.2h | ok | 15C max, 12 rainy days |
| Apr | 21° | 8d | 65% | 10.6h | sweet spot | 21C max, 8 rainy days |
| May | 26° | 7d | 55% | 12.1h | sweet spot | 26C max, 7 rainy days |
| Jun | 35° | 0d | 30% | 13.8h | avoid | extreme heat: 14 days over 35C |
| Jul | 39° | 0d | 22% | 13.4h | avoid | extreme heat: 29 days over 35C |
| Aug | 39° | 0d | 23% | 12.9h | avoid | extreme heat: 30 days over 35C |
| Sep | 34° | 0d | 27% | 11.7h | avoid | extreme heat: 13 days over 35C |
| Oct | 26° | 2d | 44% | 9.7h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Nov | 17° | 6d | 67% | 8.0h | good | 17C max, 6 rainy days |
| Dec | 11° | 8d | 79% | 6.6h | ok | 11C max, 8 rainy days |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at the walled old town: ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
How busy it gets
Then and now
Diyarbakır's June days now average 34.5°C, 3.7°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 10 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 5.9° | 8.0° | 12.5° | 18.9° | 24.1° | 30.8° | 36.4° | 35.9° | 32.1° | 22.7° | 13.7° | 7.9° |
| 2017–26 | 7.7° | 10.7° | 15.1° | 20.8° | 26.2° | 34.5° | 39.0° | 39.1° | 34.3° | 26.1° | 17.0° | 10.8° |
| Change | +1.8° | +2.7° | +2.6° | +1.8° | +2.1° | +3.7° | +2.6° | +3.2° | +2.2° | +3.4° | +3.2° | +2.9° |
The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.
Getting there
How far Diyarbakır is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
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Before you go
Type C and F plugs at 230 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the Turkish lira. UK Foreign Office: avoid all travel to parts. Global Affairs Canada: Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). US State Department: Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution. Everything for Turkey: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.
Being there
On arrival
- Paying — Cards are widely accepted in cities, often with a PIN; carry lira for dolmuş minibuses, street food, markets, small shops and tips.
- UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
- Tipping — About 5-10% in restaurants, left in cash because tips cannot go on a card; let taxi drivers keep the change.
Getting around Diyarbakır
- Apps — Rides: BiTaksi, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: WhatsApp. Uber and BiTaksi book licensed taxis.
The Old Town is within a walkable area. Buses and dolmuses ply the main avenues. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Diyarbakır, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Help
- Emergency — 112 (any emergency).
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.
Your embassy — : how to reach your embassy or consulate abroad. A guess from your city, : a city is not a passport.
Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 3 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.
Sources (10)
- gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/turkey/getting-help
- uber.com/global/en/cities/istanbul
- roughguides.com/turkey/travel-tips
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbulkart
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Turkey
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Istanbul
- developers.google.com/maps/coverage
- apple.com/ios/feature-availability
- pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2286608
- rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/AnnualReport/PDFs/09PAYMENT290526C6588B796E664822A2BD0DEB6452CAD4.PDF
Diyarbakır in pictures
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Chansey, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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ArdviAnahlta, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Hamdigumus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
What Diyarbakır is like
Diyarbakır is the largest city in Southeastern Anatolia. Its 2024 population of 1,165,000 are mostly Kurdish, who call it Amed, and it’s been a flashpoint in the struggle for Kurdish autonomy. Its main attraction is its citadel and old town encircled by great black basalt walls. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- Dağ Kapı or Mountain Gate is the north entrance into the Old City. It’s a good starting point for a tour of the great black basalt walls, first erected in 297 AD by the Romans and repaired ever since. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- Hamams are traditional Turkish baths, with a dozen in Old City. Yeni Paşa Hamamı was built in the 1560s as part of a religious complex: the building has been restored but it’s no longer in use. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- Diyarbakır Airport (DIY IATA) has daily flights from Istanbul (both IST and SAW), Ankara, Izmir and Antalya. The airport has the usual facilities including car hire. More on Wikivoyage
- Staying safe
- There’s a rough edge to Diyarbakır. It’s safe enough in daylight in the tourist areas, but don’t be out at night alone. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Diyarbakır, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.
Around Diyarbakır
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